Start the resumption of business travel without exposing travellers, and thus ensuring the duty to protect that is the responsibility of every company: that is the aim of FREENOW for Business through the publication of a practical guide with figures. Based on a simple but unavoidable observation - "The world has changed and mobility needs to be rethought".the report published by FREENOW for Business focuses on the role of thecompanythe travellersand finally on the mobility players. The authors of this guide point out that the review of travel policies has taken on an unprecedented dimension with the crisis: half of European travel managers (50%) say that their company has changed its ground transport rules as a result of the pandemic. This study carried out last October with the GBTA also points to a shift away from public transport towards other alternatives such as VTCs. The majority of travel managers (57%) say they are less likely to encourage or even authorise the use of public transport.
Just like FREENOW for BusinessBut the mobility industry has also had to face up to the challenge of sudden change. Whether it's a question of national solidarity, with the provision of the FREENOW fleet of vehicles for hospitals and nursing staff, or passenger safety, with the installation, at the start of the pandemic, of protective glass to separate the driver's cabin from the passenger. In addition, electronic payment centralised on the application proved crucial in this unprecedented context.
use the services of ground transport providers that their company has approved to ensure that they comply with health and safety measures
Now, more than ever, the company must assume its role as a corporate citizen. duty to protectAs the FREENOW for Business report reminds us. Especially as business travellers are obviously more sensitive to the measures put in place to guarantee their safety. And the use of preferred suppliers - including for ground transport - is no exception to the rule. According to this survey, the vast majority of mobile professionals are very interested in security measures relating to the coronavirus. study : " For 75% of them, this includes using the services of land transport providers that their company has approved to ensure that they comply with health and safety measures. "note the authors of the report.
Signing a "mobility partnership
The introduction of a "mobility partnership is one of the essential tools in the field of travel safety, as the managers of FREENOW for Business point out. A tool that has now been identified within companies, since 88% of mobility managers say they are interested in "preferred" ground transport providers, approved upstream for compliance with health and safety standards. However, as the authors of the FREENOW for Business report point out, " Partnership often means relationships and support. Don't hesitate to ask your ground transport partner about the safety measures put in place to ensure the safety of your employees. ". These measures are of course based on thehygiene (disinfection of points of contact, protective glass, wearing of masks, etc.), but also on the driver reliability. A point taken particularly seriously by the teams FREENOWThis is achieved through meticulous recruitment, based on all the necessary checks on the profile of the drivers and their vehicles. The special relationship between FREENOW and its drivers goes beyond the recruitment stage, as can be seen from the training courses offered by the platform - particularly on barrier procedures - and the team dedicated to supporting them.
FREENOW for Business is also based on the following security features "data. Thanks to its technological tools (web app and detailed dashboard), the platform offers each client company a centralised 'gold mine' of data, enabling all journeys to be tracked. This detailed tracking is clearly not to the displeasure of the end user, especially in the current climate. According to figures published by FREENOW for Business, " 66% of business travellers are interested in a mobility service that would enable their company to access data relating to their ground transport journeys in order to facilitate the monitoring of contact cases." .
More than ever, we want to help you set up a service that meets your duty to protect and provides your teams with comfort and peace of mind.
Despite all the measures put in place and all the tools available, there is still a long way to go, warn the people in charge of FREENOW for Business. As far as mobility is concerned, companies will have to manage employee travel more than ever, working with trusted partners and reworking their mobility policy to adapt it to this new era. ". " Our priority is, and always has been, the safety of your employees on the move. More than ever, we want to help you set up a service that meets your duty to protect and that gives your teams comfort and peace of mind. "sums up Auriane NirascouHead of FREENOW for Business France.
